Civil War Dinner a success

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Sep 23, 2012 at 10:44 PMSep 23, 2012 at 10:44 PM

HUDSON — Thirty folks enjoyed a Civil War Era dinner at Rumors in Hudson on Sept. 16. The dinner was a fundraiser for the William G. Thompson House Museum, which is raising funds to replace the aged boiler of the 1890's Queen Anne style home.Rumor's kitchen produced a cornucopia of 1860's food, including roast beef, turkey with cornbread stuffing, oyster stew, corn on the cob, butternut squash, mincemeat and pumpkin pies to name just a few of the many dishes."The idea came from discussions with Dennis Smoke about some of the interesting food stuffs of the American Civil War and how I thought it would make a good program for the public. Dennis offered up Rumor's and ball started rolling!" said Thompson Museum curator Ray Lennard.Civil War tunes played by Pam Meinke on a hammered dulcimer greeted guests who gathered in the patio area of Rumors. A short talk about the typical rations of a Civil War solider kicked the event off.Guests were able to sample the staples of average solider in the 1860's — hardtack and dried beef, and with that, the buffet opened.The fundraiser brought in nearly $500 for the Thompson Museum's boiler fund. Nearly half of the needed funds have now been raised through the support of the greater Hudson community.